al_kaplan1 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 W/NW ~ Here are some photos from about 1968 through 1971. The girl with the cat was shot with a Leica IIIf and a 19mm f/3.5 Canon lens. The others were shot with a Leica M4 and a 35mm f/1.8 Canon lens. Film was Ilford FP3.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jay ott Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 All those who want to see Al's work in a book form say "Aye". <a href="http://www.sharedink.com/products/books/default.aspx">Sharedink.com</a> hardcover books are the answer to the self-publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new hampshire john Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Thanks for sharing, Al - this stuff (and the earlier post) is great, it really draws it all back, and some of those images are fantastic. And as to the book, count me in for one -- book signing party/shoot-out, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Aye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belledeux diana Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I don't think Al has to go that self-publishing route......with the right push, (maybe me), and the right editor, (maybe me too), and the right secretary, (me?), I think there's a publisher out there waiting for this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 So who finally learned how to use his scanner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subpopstar Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Ain't no stopping Al now! Have photos, will scan. Al, the crispness of the third photo is stunning. Very nice job. I hope you feel satisfaction in learning this new tool. I look forward to seeing more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Al,Thsnks for sharing. Now just save those pictures so you can use them in W/NW posts becaus I sure would like to see them gain. I like the girl at the dock a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Great pictures Al. Think how much better they would be if you had one of those digital cameras all of the pros use. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Thanks, guys. When these photographs were taken computers were the size of school busses and worked with huge reels of 3.5 inch magnetic tape and IBM punch cards. I suspect a digital camera would have been the size of a house trailer. Transistors hand soldered to newfangled "printed circuits" were yet to be upstaged by "integrated circuits". Vacuum tubes were still common. In addition to 44 years worth of negatives and contact sheets I have boxes and file folders full of hundreds of prints. If I post something again it was oversight, not intent. I'm certainly going to continue to post photos, but I also want to print up some more recent work, stuff I've shot in the past year or two. I'm curious as to other photographers' thoughts on my "style" now and then. Is it the same? Different? If different, has it simply evolved or become something completely new? Your comments are welcome. Again, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imran_ahmed Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Hi Al, Wonderful pictures as usual ! Your shots have an aura of quality. The composition is fine . I am surprised how sharp the Canon 19/3.5 lens is and now I am wishing for it . Post some more, girls or fishing photos please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 That was the non-retrofocus 19mm in Canonflex mount, for mirror lock-up use, together with a lensmount converter B to fit on the Leica body. Now that I've got the scanning thing figured out (I hope) I'll be posting more photos really soon. Hopefully I'll soon be printing up some recent photos also, as well as more from my collection from years past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshchapman Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Aye! Al, keep posting, I'm eager to see more. Some photography is timeless, and some gets better (or more interesting) with time. Cheers - Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk_teetzel Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 These are awesome. I'd love to see some in a book form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james mitchell dc Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Al, thanks for accepting my recommendations on some of these favorites of mine. They look even better on my notebook at home than they did on your screen in Miami. And where're my flippin' Johnny Cash pics? Seriously, thanks for the prints of these terrific pics. Too bad the top one wasn't printed as a poster... Great to see you again in warm and sunny Florida. I'll get those pics of you and Mary developed soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 It was good seeing you again James, and thanks much for helping me with the scanner and picking out a bunch of images to print up and post. Hopefully I'll find time to get back in the darkroom again tomorrow. I was in there today working on one of those famous "rush jobs" where the guy never did pick up the photos, answer his cell, or respond to my email. Such is life! I know he's good for the money. I wish I could remember the year I shot those Johnny Cash pix. It would be a lot easier to find the negatives that way. "Someplace between 1970 and 1985" is a lot of contact sheets to wade through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran_ois_courtois Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 pheuwww<p> speachless<p> wonderful<p> specially second & fourth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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